No different really from a scam couple who engineers a fake fall in a grocery store so they can extort them. The key difference here is that the law is a party to the extortionist scam.
I was born in Cook County. If David and Charlie had pull this stunt then Vinnie and Guido would have to pay them a light night visit. After the vist there would be no more issues. Sadly Christians do not handle their problems in such efficient ways.